DUP

Varadkar says there could be checks at ports on whole island of Ireland if UK crashes out. It’s not just Brexiters who believe in fantasy.

It isn’t fully specified. Parts are not deliverable. And if it ever came to pass, it would turn us into rule-takers on a massive scale.

Motion for confirmatory referendum got more votes than any other option - and more than PM’s deal - but still short of a majority.

PM talks of finding “honourable compromises”. What’s honourable about backroom deals, pandering to hardliners and selling out UK?

DUP wants GB rules to stay aligned to Northern Ireland. Since backstop forces it to stay aligned with EU, scheme means all UK is a colony.

PM says we mustn’t leave Northern Ireland alone in an EU customs territory. But how can DUP be sure her successor won’t take up EU offer?

It could change calculations of key players - MPs, ministers, media, voters and our EU partners - and pave the way for a People’s Vote.

Leaked letter has given game away on Irish backstop. But DUP are not fools. How can they trust May’s assurances now?

We’ll certainly need a longer transition to avoid an abyss in two years. But it won’t solve Irish border problem and will cost us dear.

PM faces near-impossible task to win over doubters. But giving into their demands is hopeless. Maybe, as so often, she’ll play for time.

There aren’t just two scenarios: UK leaves with a deal or without a deal. Chance of cancelling Brexit entirely is rising.

Arlene Foster’s “blood red line” of an Irish Sea border may be a bitter pill for the DUP to swallow, but it is not something entirely new.